Healthcare Spending: Tanzania

Analysis# Tanzania Healthcare Spending Tanzania allocated 3.052% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, reflecting a significant decline from the country's peak of 7.598% in 2006. The current figure remains near the all-time low of 3.05% recorded in 2020, representing a total decrease of 10.6% since 2000. Over the past two decades, Tanzania's healthcare investment has contracted substantially, with spending hovering between 3-4% of GDP for most of the 2010s and 2020s. A sharp drop occurred in 2020 when healthcare spending plummeted to its lowest recorded level, likely reflecting pandemic-related economic constraints. While a modest recovery emerged in 2021 at 3.47%, subsequent years saw spending decline again to 3.135% in 2022 and 3.052% in 2023. The recent downward trajectory suggests Tanzania's healthcare spending remains under pressure, positioning it well below historical levels and signaling limited growth in public health investment.